What is the Least Common Multiple of 25242 and 25247?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 25242 and 25247 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25242 and 25247, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25242,25247) = 1
LCM(25242,25247) = ( 25242 × 25247) / 1
LCM(25242,25247) = 637284774 / 1
LCM(25242,25247) = 637284774

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25242 and 25247 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25242 and 25247. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25242 and 25247.

Prime Factorization of 25242

Prime Factorization of 25247

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25242 and 25247.

LCM(25242,25247) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 601¹ × 25247¹
LCM(25242,25247) = 637284774